The anniversary Case-in has started!

On February 28, 2017, the launch of the V Jubilee International Engineering Championship "Case-inIn 4 months, the Championship will be held in 47 universities, covering 35 regions of Russia and the CIS countries. More than 3,000 students will compete for a ticket to the finals of the Championship, which will traditionally be held in Moscow on May 30-31, 2017.

Traditionally, the university whose team won the Championship in the previous season wins the right to open the Championship. In the 2016 season, the teams of Ural students won three Championship cups at once, and thanks to this victory, the official opening of three Case-in 2017 leagues took place in Yekaterinburg.

Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin He launched Leagues in the electric power industry and metallurgy.

During the opening ceremony, the guests of the Championship congratulated the organizer of the project, the Reliable Change Foundation, on its 10th anniversary and pointed out the symbolic nature of the start of the Championship in Yekaterinburg.: "It is symbolic that the opening of the Championship is taking place at Ural Federal University. It was in the Urals that the creation of the Reliable Shift Foundation began ten years ago. We are glad that we are celebrating this anniversary year with you here in the Urals!".

Opening the event, UrFU Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs Sergey Knyazev He emphasized the importance of the Championship in training a new generation of engineers: "The task of our university is to train competitive engineering personnel, and we solve this problem by introducing new educational technologies, including practice−oriented learning. Championship Case-in It is a prime example of this. Holding the Championship has become a good tradition of the university, and this project is gaining popularity. The championship is an opportunity to meet with employers, it is one of the most interesting exams in the life of our students. We hope that our participants will make themselves known in the finals, and the anniversary Championship will once again bring victory to UrFU!».

For several years, the Global Energy Association, partner of the Championship, has been awarding the Energy of Education prize to the participating universities of the Cac–in for the best organization of the qualifying stage, and the President of the Association for the Development of International Energy Research and Projects, Global Energy, became the guest of honor at the opening Igor Lobovsky: "I note the great involvement of Ural universities in the organization of the International Engineering Championship "Case-in"and to the development of engineering education in our country. Thanks to these efforts, the Championship is growing, and the level of training of our future engineers is growing. I wish the participants of the Championship to go through the whole difficult learning path, which will eventually lead them to the Global Energy Award.

General Director of the branch of JSC SO UES ODE to the Urals by Vladimir Pavlov, welcomed the participants:

"In the entire history of mankind, there is no better way to show creativity than competition. And the International Engineering Championship "Case-in" This is a vivid example of a competition that allows you to show how you can respond to the challenges you face. Life itself is a solution to cases, and Case-in – this is a model of life in which we meet the challenges of every day. Your colleagues − The trainees of the Ural State University of Management face daily challenges and case studies at their workplace. You will learn the same thing by participating in the Championship. I wish you victory! We are watching you closely, and the winners are Case-in Since 2016, they have already been employees of the UDE of the Urals. I am convinced that this will be the case this year: JSC SO UES is waiting for the best!"

Deputy Head of the Personnel Management Department, Head of the Personnel Development Department of JSC SO UES Alla Shutenko She emphasized the practical importance of the project: «The championship opens the way for you to enter the electric power industry and gives you very wide opportunities: you will put into practice the knowledge gained at the university, show your skills to the expert commission, including your future employers. Make the most of this opportunity!".

Director of Corporate Services of the branch of PJSC FGC UES − MES of the Urals Anna Shimakovskaya She congratulated the participants on the opening of the Championship and conveyed to them the greetings of the Chairman of the Board of FGC UES PJSC By Andrey Murov: "Congratulations on your participation in one of the significant events organized by the RNC CIGRE Youth Section! International Engineering Championship "Case-in" − ehThis is a great opportunity to test your knowledge. This will allow not only to assess the level of knowledge of students, but also the ability to work with technical projects, which is so necessary for future professional activities. We hope that the participants will be able to bring new ideas, propose non-standard approaches and rational solutions to the case."

On behalf of the Sverdlovsk branch of PJSC "T Plus", the participants were greeted by the head of the Department of Attraction and Development Julia Vorontsova: "The future of the electric power industry belongs to you, young engineers, who are able to systematically approach the most unusual tasks. That's what the championship teaches you. Case-in!».

By tradition, the baton of the Championship was handed over to the participants of the jubilee Case-in by the champions of last year − the teams "Zvezda-triangulum" and "Non-ferrous metals of UrFU": "The Championship is the best opportunity for engineering students to prove themselves and show their skills to potential employers. The championship gives everyone an important experience that will definitely be useful in the future. Be sure that the task of the qualifying stage, and especially the task of the Championship final, will lead you to significant professional and personal growth. Of course, we were all excited as we waited for our presentation, analyzed our colleagues' ideas on the go, and worried about our decision. But the most important thing is to come out and show the drive and energy of your team – both employers and experts will appreciate this!" 

The winner of the qualifying stage of the Electric Power Industry League was The ABC team: Mikhail Zagidullin, Igor Zonov, Vyacheslav Luzhetsky and Mikhail Senyuk. All of them are trained in a specialized training program commissioned by JSC SO UES. In May 2017, students will have to defend the honor of UrFU at the finals in Moscow. 

The winners of the qualifying stage highly appreciated the experience of participating in the Championship: "We are participating in the Championship for the second year in a row. Last year we failed to qualify for the qualifying stage, but it gave us the experience that led us to victory today. We also gained practical knowledge while working at JSC SO UES: we learned how to put into practice the knowledge we gained at the university, got acquainted with the regulatory documentation and moved on from theoretical training to work at real electric power facilities. Working on the case, we learned how to identify the main thing, search for information, work out a joint solution and formulate the result.".

I won the qualifying stage of the Metallurgy League the team "TIM". Students Maria Byakova, Nadezhda Cheremiskina and Natalia Grebneva celebrate: "The Championship is an opportunity to introduce ourselves to employers, to show who we really are and what we are capable of in the professional field. Winning is not easy, but participating in the Championship allows you to gain serious experience." 

Head of the Strategic Development Department of the Branch of FGC UES PJSC − MES of the Urals Vladimir Pospelov: "This is the second year that I have been watching the participants of the Electric Power Industry League, and I note that the participants are gaining experience and becoming more advanced. I would like to mention the team of sophomores who took a full part in the qualifying stage and offered a rather innovative solution. Participation in the Championship will soon allow today's students to position themselves in the market as highly qualified specialists who are able to comprehensively look at the tasks assigned to them."

Sergey Yevglevsky, Head of the Advanced Development Department of the Sverdlovsk branch of PJSC "T Plus", notes: "We support the electric power industry league every year, and we closely monitor the participants in order to attract the best to work with us. The level of students' training is increasing every year".

The results of the qualifying stage in UrFU were summed up by the Advisor to the Director of JSC SO UES Peter Erokhin: "Every year the level of the teams is getting higher, the participants demonstrate interesting bold solutions. It is gratifying that this year's junior students competed in the qualifying stage, and their performance competed with their seniors."

On the same day, the grand opening of the Mining League took place at the site of the Ural State Mining University.

The ceremony was opened by the rector of UGSU Nikolai Kosarev: "The Championship Case-in − an important factor in checking the quality of future specialists. The championship encourages students to generate solutions and prepare for an active professional life. Our university has been participating in the Championship since the very first year, and during this time our students have accumulated serious experience that leads them to legitimate victories. I am sure that today's participants from Ural Mining University will be able to once again declare themselves in the finals!"

In the final of the Mining League in Moscow, UGSU will be represented by the international the "Postcards" team: Evgeny Dyukov, Ivan Chebotarev, Dmitry Shlokhin, Ba Alpha Mamoudou Djindjema (Republic of Guinea). 

Deputy Chief Engineer for Drilling and Blasting Operations of Siberian Anthracite JSC Evgeny Sidorov He noted the level of training of future miners: "I would like to note the good level of the participants in the qualifying stage. I like the case method because the guys are doing independent work, looking for solutions to a real problem, and today's stage has shown that these solutions are very interesting. Our company is developing dynamically, so we need young, fresh staff, which we hope to find at the championship. Case-in».

In the qualifying stage of the Exploration League held at UGSU, she won The Gabbro team: Albina Gaisina, Leonid Dvornikov and Evgeny Zhuklin: "It is a great responsibility to represent your university at the finals in Moscow. We have even more difficult and voluminous work ahead of us!" 

The high level of organization of the Championship and the preparation of its participants was noted by the CEO of MICROMINE Russia Boris Kurtsev: "Our company has been a partner of the Championship for several years, and every year this project takes place at an increasingly high level!". Technical specialist, representative for the Ural region of MICROMINE Russia Ilya Grigorovsky He noted the high efficiency of the engineering case study method underlying the educational platform of the Championship: "The case study method is great because it allows students not only to immerse themselves in the problems of real enterprises, but also stimulates them to think differently, develops them and makes them stronger as specialists".

International Engineering Championship "Case-in" It is a competition in which student teams solve an engineering case based on materials from leading industry companies in ten days and defend their ideas before an expert commission consisting of representatives of industry companies, scientific and educational organizations. The championship is held in five areas (leagues): electric power industry, mining, geological exploration, metallurgy, oil and gas business. The championship includes 85 qualifying stages at the sites of 47 leading technical universities in Russia and the CIS countries. In the finals, which will traditionally be held in Moscow on May 30-31, 2017, the winning teams of the qualifying stages will compete for the title of the best engineering student teams and for the opportunity to complete internships and internships in leading industry companies. The winners of the Mining and Electric Power Engineering Leagues will also have a chance to participate in the annual summer educational programs "Mining School" and "Energy of Youth".

The organizers of the Championship are the Reliable Change Foundation and the Youth Forum of Mining Leaders Non−profit Partnership. The League on Electric Power Industry is co–organized by the International Council for Large High−Voltage Electrical Systems (CIGRE), and the League on Oil and Gas Industry is co-organized by Tyumen Industrial University.

In 2017, the national partners of the Championship are five federal ministries − the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, as well as the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs (Rosmolodezh) and the Agency for Strategic Initiatives to promote new projects.

The championship is supported annually by the largest industry companies. This season, the following companies plan to use the Championship platform to select the most promising future specialists: JSC SUEK, JSC SO UES, PJSC Tatneft, JSC Rosgeologiya, PJSC FGC UES, PJSC NK Rosneft, PJSC Mechel, JSC Siberian Anthracite, LLC Kolmar Management Company, EvrazHolding LLC, Vostochnaya Mining Company LLC, RusHydro PJSC, IBM Montan LLC, DMT, Sverdlovsky Branch of T Plus PJSC, Novolipetsk Metallurgical Combine PJSC, Mycromine Rus LLC, Raspadskaya PJSC.

The educational partner of the project is Lingualeo, an online service for learning and practicing English.